{"product_id":"ghosts-of-an-old-forest-essays-on-midwestern-rural-heritage-hardcover","title":"Ghosts of an Old Forest: Essays on Midwestern Rural Heritage - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Ohio counties of the Alleghany Plateau, 19th-century barns hewn from old-growth wood rest near remnant forests, reminders of the state's deep agricultural roots and rich ecological past. Through fourteen linked, meditative essays, Deborah Fleming, author of the award-winning \u003cem\u003eResurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio's Natural Landscape, \u003c\/em\u003e persuasively and passionately argues for protecting these vestiges of the region's natural and rural history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Fleming describes domesticated and wild nature on her farm; delves into Ohio's rich history of agriculture; tackles the issues of litter and pollution; decries the practice of hydraulic fracturing (or \"fracking\"); and reflects on changes in communities bordering rivers, which are often the most exploited by extraction industries.\u003c\/p\u003e The result is an evocative collection, which traces Ohio's natural and cultural history--and serves as an urgent call to preserve its splendor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Fleming \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eResurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio's Natural Landscape, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich won the PEN-America Diamonstein\/Spielvogel Art of the Essay Award for 2020. She has also published five collections of poetry, a novel, and four volumes of scholarship. Previously a professor of English at Ashland University and winner of the Faculty Research Award, she served for many years as director and editor of the Ashland Poetry Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.69 x 5.85 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52859004879155,"sku":"9781606354933","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pLhXHMwFL49781606354933.webp?v=1766220926","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/ghosts-of-an-old-forest-essays-on-midwestern-rural-heritage-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}